NEWARK, NJ — An Essex County jury has convicted Ervwakine Pryor, 41, of Newark, of murder for fatally shooting his brother, Jovan Johnson, 29, also of Newark, according to an Oct. 25 press release from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. “This defendant senselessly murdered his own brother and his daughter’s cat, Skylar, over money. He […]
NEWARK, NJ — An Essex County jury has convicted Ironbound bar owner Eduardo Lesmes, 40, of Newark, of two counts of terroristic threats, two counts of possession of a weapon for an unlawful purpose and two counts of fourth-degree aggravated assault by pointing a firearm, according to an Oct. 18 press release from the Essex […]
NEWARK, NJ — Patricia Buchan, 29, of Newark admitted to scalding a 3-year-old boy who had been entrusted to her care, according to an Oct. 18 press release from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. Appearing before Superior Court Judge Verna Leath, Buchan told the court that on Dec. 4, 2018, the 3-year-old urinated on the […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — A 30-year veteran of the East Orange Police Department has been arrested and charged with numerous serious sexual crimes against two children, acting Union County Prosecutor Lyndsay Ruotolo announced Oct. 16. Sgt. Edward Giles, 59, is charged with two counts of first-degree aggravated sexual assault of a child, two counts of […]
NEWARK, NJ — On Oct. 11, a Newark man admitted possessing heroin that was seized from him at Newark Penn Station, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. Jeremy Lorenzo, 30, of Newark, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Kevin McNulty to one count of possession with intent to distribute more than 200 grams of heroin. According […]
EAST ORANGE, NJ — Jerome Bearfield, 28, of Newark, was sentenced to 25 years in New Jersey State Prison for killing 51-year-old Basil Howard, of East Orange, following a fender bender, according to an Oct. 11 press release from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. The sentence was imposed by Ronald D. Wigler, the presiding Essex […]
NEWARK, NJ — Attorney Gen. Gurbir Grewal announced that a suspended senior correctional police officer at Northern State Prison in Newark pleaded guilty Oct. 10 to smuggling fentanyl and marijuana to an inmate in the prison in exchange for money. Roberto Reyes-Jackson, 30, of Irvington, pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit official misconduct before Superior […]
NEWARK, NJ — Attorney Gen. Gurbir S. Grewal announced that a suspended code enforcement officer for Newark pleaded guilty Oct. 8 to taking bribes from a man seeking to operate an after-hours social club. Tajji Williams, 43, of Newark, was on trial before an Essex County jury when he decided to plead guilty. Williams pleaded […]
NEWARK, NJ — Lateef Dennis, 40, of Newark, was sentenced to six and a half years — the maximum sentence — on one count of aggravated assault on his uncle and one count of spitting on a police officer, according to an Oct. 10 press release from the Essex County Prosecutor’s Office. That sentence will […]
IRVINGTON, NJ — An Irvington man has been sentenced to 37 months in prison for his role in a phony check scheme that stole more than $2 million in merchandise from multiple home improvement stores throughout the country, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced Oct. 10. Reginald Phillips, 56, previously pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge […]